<p>Making friends. (Doesn't seem to have turned out to be a problem.)</p>
<p>Transportation to/from (a group of over-tired college kids on a long car ride strikes fear in my heart).</p>
<p>The stress of going to college. I teach 12th grade, and we had a student graduate one year. High pressure kid, high pressure family, like I am, and probably most of us here.</p>
<p>The kid did poorly the first semester and hanged himself in his room. I try to remember this boy when I am riding my son for less than stellar performance. None of this is important enough to do that to my kid.</p>
<p>My biggest concerns were not the major things, I was sure (well, to be honest, nearly certain) he could manage them- but they were based on his at home habits, more of the time management type. Would he wake up to his alarm, make it to class, do his laundry... Would his roommate be able to handle the mess-stuff on the floor...? Of course he managed to take care of all those things once he had no parents in charge (I don't miss walking to his room to wake him up when his alarm woke me up, and unseen messy rooms are not my concern). Being in control of his life and where he wanted to be led to success. I guess I should have remembered he had no trouble getting up extra early on a Saturday to make the team bus...</p>
<p>Regarding too stressed out students- I am relieved that I have a happy, living child with the lesser record than he was easily capable of instead of the alternative scenario (no details- but can relate to teenage tragedy).</p>